Bringing together an extensively researched area with an emerging research issue, "Context-Aware Computing and Self-Managing Systems" presents the core contributions of context-aware computing in the development of self-managing systems, including devices, applications, middle ware, and networks. The expert contributors reveal the usefulness of context-aware computing in developing autonomous systems that have practical application in the real world. The first chapter of the book identifies features that are common to both context-aware computing and autonomous computing. It offers a basic definition of context-awareness, covers fundamental aspects of self-managing systems, and provides several examples of context information and self-managing systems. Subsequent chapters on context-awareness demonstrate how a context can be employed to make systems smart, how a context can be captured and represented, and how dynamic binding of context sources can be possible. The chapters on self-management illustrate the need for 'implicit knowledge' to develop fault-tolerant and self-protective systems. They also present a higher-level vision of future large-scalenetworks. Through various examples, this book shows how context-aware computing can be used in many self-managing systems. It enables researchers of context-aware computing to identify potential applications in the area of autonomouscomputing. The text also supports researchers of autonomous computing in defining, modeling, and capturing dynamic aspects of self-managing systems. INDICE: Introduction. Context-Acquisition, Representation and Management. Context-Aware Self-Managing Middleware. Context-Aware Self-Managing Networks. Context-Aware Self-Managing Applications.
- ISBN: 978-1-4200-7771-1
- Editorial: CRC Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 381
- Fecha Publicación: 25/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés